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[quote=Anonymous]There are services who will do this, but they can be costly.  If you can sort it yourselves (eg, which goes to dump vs. which to donate), you can do it for less.  Some non-profits will pick up donations (note they need lead time to schedule and will not take everything, so confirm with them to ensure they will pick up what you wish them to take).  There are plenty of services who will pick up and haul things to a dump. You'll find several on Yelp, etc.  Smaller outfits or a random friend's "helper guy" will often do it for much less than the bigger advertised services (eg, 1800-GOTJUNK charges much more than no-name guy with a truck).

Having just gone through this, I hired someone to haul off both donations and trash. Try asking friend's housekeepers, handymen, etc if they have a friend or family member with a truck who would be interested. We paid them by the hour + gas + dump fees. Loaded the back of the truck with dump items, and the front with donations.  He made the first stop at the donation center, and then drove the rest to the dump.

If you go this route, spend a few minutes online to find the landfill with the best fees within reasonable driving distance.

I empathize with the job ahead of you, but you will be SO GLAD when it's done![/quote]

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